Word: earnestness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bush's earnest presentation of his overall proposals had a weight to it that the Soviets acknowledged. Said an American aide who was at the table: "The President wanted to get the message across that he didn't just support perestroika; he wanted to back up his support." Gorbachev listened closely, nodding vigorously at times. His reply to the President's offers was warm, though mostly general. "Gorbachev completely caught the spirit," said a U.S. official. "There was nothing from which he dissented...
...several of the main characters were excellent. Colum Amory was an earnest Ralph Rackstraw, and after some trouble warming up his voice, he was very good. Another of the show's highpoints was Shawna Cornelius in the role of the captain's daughter Josephine. Cornelius has a beautiful voice, and the small scenes which she was in with Amory and Sir Joseph (Orin Percus) saved the show...
...Crimson pressed in earnest, but Brandeis hung tough. When Dana Smith had to foul Antonio Benjamin on a breakaway, Benjamin's free throw gave the Judges a 32-30 lead with 11:36 remaining...
...work begins in earnest each morning at 8 a.m., which is before I--and most other undergraduates--wake up. For the first several weeks, the construction was tolerable. The workers merely moved dirt around all day. The only noise was the ceaseless beeping made by the backhoes as they backed...
...much for aiming low. In four seasons as coach at the University of Notre Dame, Holtz has returned the school to the pinnacle of college football from which it had fallen in mortification under the earnest but inept Gerry Faust. Last year Holtz drove a young, tentative team to a 12-0 record and a national championship with a variation of the message that ugly ducklings can become beautiful swans if they work hard, love one another and believe they can be great. Holtz fervently believes that. He also devoutly embraces traditional values, specifically the importance of having...